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Pine Ridge
Written and performed by Greg Keelor with Blue Rodeo
>From the Leonard Peltier benefit album "Pine Ridge"
D-Em-C-G  
D-Em-C-G  
DGuEmn sCquaGds got whatever they wanted
DOn EmPiCne GRidge
GDiG/Bckie CWiDlson the only law and order
SGat G/F#back aEmnd wCatDched while over 100 were murdered
HEme'd BmmaCde Dhis bed with the government man
TCakiC/Bng evAmerythinDg he could for himself, his family and
GfrG/BiendCsD  
AGnd G/Bhe dCidnD't want those longhairs on his reservation
TGhey G/F#were EmalwayCs cDausing trouble and instigating
EmSo hBme wCageDd his war of intimidation
OCn hC/Bis poAmverDty GstG/BrickCen Dreservation
>GFrG/Bom ??CwouDnded knees?? to the ??longest walks??
WGhilG/F#e the EmgoveCrnmDent destroys what won^?t be bought
WEmhen Bmthe CwhiDtes first came to the Black Hills for the gold
NCow C/Bthe cAmorpoDratGions steal the uranium and coal
DTheEmy deCstrGoyed the land and the traditional ways
DAnd Emyou cCan^G?t drink the water, you better not stand in the way
DOn EmPiCne GRidge
DOn EmPiCne GRidge
EmThiCs Dis Ga G/F#song of freedom
EmWhilCe tDhe GeagG/F#le soars in the endless blue sky
EmFor CtDhe GinnG/F#ocent, wrongly imprisoned
EmThis CiDs a song of freedom
G G/B C D
G G/B C D
Em Em Em Em
C7The government man hate the color of your skin and your ?dogshined?
rEmeservation
C7No reasons Emwhy those two FBI were on Oglala land chasing that red van
C7And the FBI admit Leonard Peltier did not commit the killings that have
kept
hiEmm 20 years in prison
C7 Em
GThDis Emis Ca song of freedom
Em
C7No explanatEmions why those two FBI were on Oglala land chasing that red
van
C7Well maybe because Dickie Wilson was in Washington selling uranium to
the
AmEmerican nightmare
AGs tFhe BbpeopCle striving 2 FBI were lying dead in a pasture
GWilFliams and Collier
C7Caught in a crossfire
G7
G7Dino Butler and ??Bob Roberdobo?? got tried and acquitted
G7And the case against Jimmy Eagle was so weak it never got prosecuted
C7So they set their sights on the last chance of a conviction
wEb7ith a ?D7?record?? eye-witness and a legal extradition
C7Leonard Peltier had fled across the border to southern Alberta
GThe CFanadian government was far too eager
ABbnd in C7awe of their elected copkiller
TGherG/Be's a CfeDw that know the truth this morning in Oglala
ThGey^G/F#?re as EmsileCnt Das the land, as silent as Williams and Collier
TEmhey^Bm?re Cas Dsilent as the eagle in the endless blue sky
TCheyC/B^?re Amas siDlent Gas the sun, she's been watching such a long time
CDausEme itC^?s Ga sacred mind of ???? that's brought to the ?????
LDeoEmnarCd PGeltier's rule divided the land
ADnd EmthCe sGoldiers came to protect their own
WDith Emthe CprGomises of peace and the land that they stole
ADnd EmtheCy mGurdered Crazy Horse killed off the buffalo
SDincEme yCestGerday and today and all of tomorrow
ThDerEme^?s Ca Gsilence in the land, there^?s a sadness in the people
BDut EmlifCe gGoes on, it's the same as it's always done
DOn EmPiCne GRidge
DOn EmPiCne GRidge
solo (over D-Em-C-G)
EmThis CiDs Ga sG/F#ong of freedom
EmWhilCe tDhe GeagG/F#le soars in the endless blue sky
EmFor CthDe iGnnoG/F#cent, wrongly imprisoned
EmThis CiDs a song of freedom
G G/B C D
C C/B Am D G

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Pine Ridge

by Blue Rodeo

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G/B

G/F#

C/B

Eb7

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Pine Ridge

Written and performed by Greg Keelor with Blue Rodeo

>From the Leonard Peltier benefit album "Pine Ridge"

D Em C G

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D Em C G

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D Em C G

Gun squads got whatever they wanted

D Em C G

On Pine Ridge

G G/B C D

Dickie Wilson the only law and order

G G/F# Em C D

Sat back and watched while over 100 were murdered

Em Bm C D

He'd made his bed with the government man

C C/B Am D

Taking everything he could for himself, his family and

G G/B C D

friends

G G/B C D

And he didn't want those longhairs on his reservation

G G/F# Em C D

They were always causing trouble and instigating

Em Bm C D

So he waged his war of intimidation

C C/B Am D G G/B C D

On his poverty stricken reservation

G G/B C D

>From ??wounded knees?? to the ??longest walks??

G G/F# Em C D

While the government destroys what won^?t be bought

Em Bm C D

When the whites first came to the Black Hills for the gold

C C/B Am D G

Now the corporations steal the uranium and coal

D Em C G

They destroyed the land and the traditional ways

D Em C G

And you can^?t drink the water, you better not stand in the way

D Em C G

On Pine Ridge

D Em C G

On Pine Ridge

Em C D G G/F#

This is a song of freedom

Em C D G G/F#

While the eagle soars in the endless blue sky

Em C D G G/F#

For the innocent, wrongly imprisoned

Em C D

This is a song of freedom

G G/B C D

Em Em Em Em

The government man hate the color of your skin and your ?dogshined?

reservation

C7 Em

No reasons why those two FBI were on Oglala land chasing that red van

And the FBI admit Leonard Peltier did not commit the killings that have

kept

him 20 years in prison

C7 Em

G D Em C

This is a song of freedom

C7 Em

No explanations why those two FBI were on Oglala land chasing that red

van

Well maybe because Dickie Wilson was in Washington selling uranium to

the

American nightmare

G F Bb C

As the people striving 2 FBI were lying dead in a pasture

G F

Williams and Collier

Caught in a crossfire

Dino Butler and ??Bob Roberdobo?? got tried and acquitted

And the case against Jimmy Eagle was so weak it never got prosecuted

So they set their sights on the last chance of a conviction

Eb7 D7

with a ??record?? eye-witness and a legal extradition

Leonard Peltier had fled across the border to southern Alberta

G F

The Canadian government was far too eager

Bb C7

And in awe of their elected copkiller

G G/B C D

There's a few that know the truth this morning in Oglala

G G/F# Em C D

They^?re as silent as the land, as silent as Williams and Collier

Em Bm C D

They^?re as silent as the eagle in the endless blue sky

C C/B Am D G

They^?re as silent as the sun, she's been watching such a long time

D Em C G

Cause it^?s a sacred mind of ???? that's brought to the ?????

D Em C G

Leonard Peltier's rule divided the land

D Em C G

And the soldiers came to protect their own

D Em C G

With the promises of peace and the land that they stole

D Em C G

And they murdered Crazy Horse killed off the buffalo

D Em C G

Since yesterday and today and all of tomorrow

D Em C G

There^?s a silence in the land, there^?s a sadness in the people

D Em C G

But life goes on, it's the same as it's always done

D Em C G

On Pine Ridge

D Em C G

On Pine Ridge

D Em C

solo (over ---G)

Em C D G G/F#

This is a song of freedom

Em C D G G/F#

While the eagle soars in the endless blue sky

Em C D G G/F#

For the innocent, wrongly imprisoned

Em C D

This is a song of freedom

G G/B C D

C C/B Am D G

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